They made some crazy circular feeds for those horns. You could put a
very wide range of frequencies through them and with the correct feed,
you can have many radios and many different bands on all at the same
time.
*From:* Erich Kaiser <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:26 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] AT&T Long Lines
More info on the Horns
http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/wiring-diagrams/doc_view/8708-402-421-100-i3
Erich Kaiser
North Central Tower
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Office: 630-621-4804
Cell: 630-777-9291
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Erich Kaiser
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We deployed 6ghz microwave utilizing the horn antennas, they
require maintenance but, work really well...That was the network I
sold to JAB/T6. They have no idea how that stuff works or any
care to learn...
https://www.google.com/search?q=KS-15676+microwave&rlz=1C2GGGE___US556US556&biw=1920&bih=911&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJp9vxq8vKAhUmvIMKHSrKBMIQ_AUICSgE&dpr=1#imgrc=8xtXypST-6HK4M%3A
I still have waveguide parts(Keeping) and circular waveguide(Which
is going to the scrap yard)
Awesome stuff... Still CatA for 6ghz.
Erich Kaiser
North Central Tower
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Office: 630-621-4804 <tel:630-621-4804>
Cell: 630-777-9291 <tel:630-777-9291>
On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
there is a "Long Lines" coffee table book.
For all of you that would like to geek out on some antenna
porn ;-)
http://spencerjharding.com/project/the-long-lines/
http://spencerjharding.com/books/the-long-lines/
-sean
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:31 PM, Eric Kuhnke
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
There are some amazing Long Lines sites in WA and ID that
serve almost no useful purpose, now that all long distance
traffic moves via fiber... The ones closer to major metro
areas have more tenants and more value to their new owners.
The Long Lines sites that were built solely as a means to
get a PTP relay over a major mountain range are amazing.
Built with massive diesel tanks and ventilation intakes
18' off the ground due to snow pack. These ones have the
original horn antennas and not much else, maybe some
VHF/UHF omni radio repeaters for forestry/national parks.
Bethel Ridge WA, about 1820 meters elevation
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=46.71724,-121.10068&z=14&t=h
Goldendale WA
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=45.99800,-120.69536&z=14&t=h
Leadore ID, one of the highest I can find, it's at 2750m
elevation
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=45.99800,-120.69536&z=14&t=h
Bring a snow-cat in winter....
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Mike Hammett
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have a bunch I took of a Long Lines concrete tower
in Springfield, OH that was being torn down on my FB
somewhere.
Then there's long-lines.net <http://long-lines.net>
-----
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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*From: *"Mike Hammett" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent: *Tuesday, January 26, 2016 7:56:50 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] AT&T Long Lines
I didn't get enough pics on this site:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cfk3jvi6u5jaq1x/AACv12KJ32ZrUbw5mwSuAVuxa?dl=0
Lots of awesome stuff here.
-----
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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*From: *"Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent: *Tuesday, January 26, 2016 7:41:12 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] AT&T Long Lines
Some of the old AT&T sites are cool. Hardened bunkers
with walls many feet thick.
On Jan 26, 2016 7:36 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Yeah, you wouldn’t want information like this
getting out:
http://wikimapia.org/10668587/AT-T-Norway-IL-Class-1-Switching-Center
Not a big secret, since it’s a very distinctive
looking tower visible from 10-20 miles away due to
the high ground it sits on. It was also one of
the ground sites for the Air Force 1 secure
communications network, I don’t know if that’s
still operational, I think maybe it is.
Last I heard DeKalb, IL is still an active fiber
POP. Tower is not used, but they won’t least
space or sell it. It’s right in town and not a
very well kept secret.
*From:* George Skorup <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2016 7:20 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] AT&T Long Lines
But AT&T is the devil, so again, just sayin.
On 1/26/2016 7:16 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:
Ha...as if we are afraid of AT&T....I know
most on this list have ripped tags off sofas
and mattresses. So there
On Jan 26, 2016 6:09 PM, "George Skorup"
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
AT&T doesn't like it when you list active
sites. Just sayin.
On 1/26/2016 11:33 AM, Eric Kuhnke wrote:
It has tons in the midwest, I think I
unchecked several sections before I
saved the KML. I was looking only at
the Pacific Northwest. Open the
drop-down arrow that is the main
category and re-check the other 4 or 5
categories.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Keefe
John <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Nothing in the midwest either.
On 1/26/2016 9:51 AM, Jerry Head
wrote:
Same here for Alabama.
On 1/26/2016 9:24 AM, Chuck
Hogg wrote:
It doesn't have most of
the Kentucky ones.
Interesting...I can name a
bunch more...
Regards,
Chuck
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at
11:50 PM, Eric Kuhnke
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
Looks like the list
may be removing
attachments... Here's
the file:
http://tengigabit.ca/~eric/ATT_longlines_USA.kmz
<http://tengigabit.ca/%7Eeric/ATT_longlines_USA.kmz>
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016
at 6:22 PM, Gerard
Dupont III
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
Did the list scrub
the attachment?
Link maybe?
Thanks,
Gerard
On Mon, Jan 25,
2016 at 7:52 PM,
Eric Kuhnke
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
I recently
came across
this KML file
online. It's
KML/KMZ format
for Google Earth.
I thought I
knew where all
the notable
towers in WA
state were,
but turns out
I was missing
a few on my
previously
self-made AT&T
Long Lines
map. Kudos to
whoever put
this together.
